BookVars

BookVars is
a FrameMaker plugin developed for FrameMaker 5.5 and above, and
can be used with both structured and unstructured files. The BookVars commands let
you define a set of variable definitions that
are associated with a book file, then update all files in the book
with those definitions. You can also define multiple variable definition groups and easily
switch between those groups (handy for creating different versions
of the same documents, or for use with multiple languages). The BookVars file is just
a simple INI file that is created in the same folder as the book
file. This file is named <bookname>-BookVars.INI and
can be edited with any text editor. You can also use the BookVars file to delete specific variable definitions from documents.
For information about the format of a BookVars file
and how to create one, see the BookVars File topic.

Important: Because these commands can make global
and irreversible changes to your files, be sure to have backups
of all files being processed. For the current list of known limitations
(or bugs), see Known Limitations.

Contact <tools AT leximation DOT com> with comments
and questions.

Book Menu Commands

The
following commands are only available when a FrameMaker book file
has the focus.

Generate BookVars File

Creates a new BookVars file
based on the variable definitions in
the selected file(s).

Opens each file in the book and imports the variable definitions in
the BookVars file.
This can be used to update existing variable definitions,
add new variable definitions,
or delete and rename specific variable definitions.

Deletes all of the user variables in all of the files
in the book. Note that any variables in
use in the files will be converted to text.

Delete Unused User Variables

Deletes all of the unreferenced user
variables in
all of the files in the book.

Open Last Log File

Opens the log file generated by the last Import or Delete command.
Each time you run one of these commands the previous log file is
overwritten.

Document Menu Commands

All BookVars document menu commands
switch to the current document's parent book (if that book is open)
before continuing.

The Pubs-Tools Menu

Each tool you install
adds a submenu to the Pubs-Tools menu which is available on the
FrameMaker menu bar. In addition to the tool’s commands, the submenu
provides access to the tool’s online Help and “About” information.

To
activate a tool, choose Pubs-Tools > BookVars
> Enter Authorization Code. You
can get a 30-day trial authorization code from leximation.com or when
you purchase a tool, you will receive a permanent authorization
code which is good for all minor updates to the version you purchased.

Use
the Pubs-Tools > Check
for Updates command to check for updates
to all FrameMaker Pubs-Tools that you have installed.